Supervisory Accountant

Summary

The Office of Community Care (OCC) has established seven Consolidated Patient Account Centers (CPACs) as part of an effort to enhance revenue operations throughout the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) network. CPACs are designed to regionally consolidate business functions, standardize business operations, and integrate best practices from VHA and industry to the revenue cycle.

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*** THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL OR REMOTE POSITION. SELECTEE WILL BE EXPECTED TO REPORT TO THE DESIGNATED VHA SITE.***

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Exercises responsibility for Medical Care Collection Fund (MCCF) through revenue accounting, cash management and patient services activities.
• Administers accounting systems designed to track, reconcile, and report on agency-administered programs and/or appropriations for which the agency has legislative oversight responsibility.
• Validates a variety of accounting data that is entered to customers' reports, schedules and accounts.
• Reconciles general ledger accounts and balances Financial Statement of Allowances to ensure appropriations are accurate.
• Ensures the delivery of services in accordance with the provisions of Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and commercially contracted services.
• Provides oversight to administer first party processes, first party refunds, claims matching, inquiries, first-party credit pre-payments, and accounts for patients.
• Develops information systems that provide analytical and reporting capabilities for stakeholders.
• Process a multitude of items affecting payment and transfer of funds in accord with policies, regulations and generally accepted accounting and financial regulations.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Compressed/Flexible: May be available at supervisor's discretion

Telework: This position may be authorized for ad hoc telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Supervisory Accountant/ PD69031A

Relocation/Recruitment

Incentives:

Not Authorized

Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

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• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• Physical Requirements:
  
  The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL  cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government;
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/04/2026.

Probationary Period: First time supervisors are subject to completion of a one year (52 weeks) probationary period.

Time-In-Grade Requirement
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Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service.

An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by…